Raymond N. Norman

was a one-man builder. He was known to build a home by himself, with the use of ropes and pulleys. He custom built many homes in King & Queen and West Point.

His wife, Louise H. Norman, preceded him in death.

He is survived by two nephews, Bobby Norman and Leroy Brizendine and his wife, Grace; three nieces and their husbands, Juanita and Barton Trevillian, June and Lum Marshall and Gloria and Jake Jacobs; and many great-nieces and nephews,

A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Vincent Funeral Home, 417 11th St., West Point, Va. Burial in Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.